STUFFED ZUCCHINI BLOSSOMS
One of the great joys in life for me and my wife are stuffed zucchini blossoms. We were first introduced to these delicious little bites of heaven on our first visit to Rome and have enjoyed them ever since.
Provided by Chef Dennis Littley
Categories Appetizer
Time 20m
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- mix all the ingredients together and place in small pastry bag, or a ziplock bag with an end snipped off.
- open one end of the blossom gently and squeeze a small amount of cheese into the blossom. Due not overfill, you want enough to almost fill the blossom not to make it bulge.
- Refrigerate the blossoms for about 10-15 minutes while you get the egg mixture together.
- Lightly beat the eggs and add in milk, flour, cheese, and basil. Mix well. Egg Mixture should be about pancake mix thickness. If the mix is too thick the egg coating will be to thick and if its too thin it will run off.
- Heat a large sauté pan and then add about 1/4 inch of cooking oil to the pan.
- Dredge Zucchini Blossom in egg mixture, shed any excess egg and place into hot oil, continue the process till you fill the pan.
- Fry each side of the Blossom until golden brown, about two minutes on each side, the second side may cook faster, keep an eye on them.
- Place finished blossom on paper towels to drain off any excess oil.
- Place blossoms on serving tray and season with grated Romano cheese, sea salt and black pepper.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 71 kcal, Carbohydrate 3 g, Protein 5 g, Fat 4 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Cholesterol 53 mg, Sodium 95 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 1 g, ServingSize 1 serving
STUFFED ZUCCHINI BLOSSOMS
Use less flowers for more filled flowers, use more flowers for lightly filled flowers. From mediterrasiancooking.com
Provided by ThatSouthernBelle
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 1h
Yield 20 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Soak the sun dried tomatoes in a small cup of hot water for 30 minutes. Remove from the water and roughly chop.
- Place tomatoes and lemon juice a bit at a time in a food processor with the goat cheese, pulsing until well blended and the flavor is satisfactory to you.
- Combine the flour with a few good shakes of salt and pepper and blend well.
- Pour out some of the flour mixture onto a clean dry plate.
- Gently rinse and dry the zucchini blossoms, removing the stamens and pistils carefully (You may find that using tweezers helps, otherwise just be patient).
- Spread petals slightly and spoon a small amount of filling mixture into each blossom, or squeeze from a plastic bag with a corner snipped off if it is easier for you to fill it that way.
- Leave enough room at the top of each blossom to twist it closed.
- Once blossoms are filled and sealed, dip each flower into beaten egg and roll gently in the flour mixture until lightly coated (If you find you've made too much filling, just save it to toss with pasta or spread on bread or crackers).
- Add a couple of tablespoons of olive oil to a large pan to heat (medium high).
- When the oil is hot enough, carefully place blossoms in the oil a few at a time with a slotted spoon, turning until each is golden and just lightly crispy.
- Drain on paper towels and serve. Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 32.5, Fat 1.7, SaturatedFat 1.2, Cholesterol 4.5, Sodium 33.5, Carbohydrate 2.6, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 0.2, Protein 1.6
THREE CHEESE STUFFED ZUCCHINI BLOSSOMS
This is a good way to use the male blossoms from your zucchini plants. Very good, and very cheesy! You can add more herbs to taste...
Provided by gingerkitten D
Categories Vegetable
Time 30m
Yield 2-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Remove pistils from the blossoms, but leave the stems intact.
- Make a paste with the garlic and the salt and put in a bowl with the three cheeses, herbs, and pepper.
- Carefully open the petals of each blossom and stuff about 1 tbsp of the mixture into the base.
- Twist the petals together to seal.
- Finish stuffing all blossoms.
- Dip the blossoms 1 at a time into the beaten egg.
- Coat each blossom with flour.
- In a medium skillet, add enough light olive oil to cover by 1/2 inch.
- Fry the blossoms 3 or 4 at a time, turning occasionally over medium heat until golden brown, Drain on paper towels.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 350.3, Fat 24.8, SaturatedFat 14.6, Cholesterol 185.9, Sodium 874.6, Carbohydrate 5, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 0.8, Protein 26.4
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